Moving In!

Finally! The day has arrived and we get to stop living out of our luggage and get our rooms at the University. It turns out that Antoni from New Zealand was staying at our hostel also, so we woke up and met him for breakfast. While we were eating I was telling the guys that another girl from Iowa was in Glasgow but I didn't know where she was, and after I said that a girl walked up to our table and said, "Hi, I'm Taylor. The other girl from Iowa!" It was hilarious and awkward. I must have been talking loudly...

At 10:30 Javier, Taylor, and I made the trek to campus. It was about 15 blocks of walking and there were a few hills. With luggage they were a pain, but in no time we were getting our keys and walking to our flats!

I live in Birkbeck Court, Block 4, Flat C, Room 6, which is literally right across the street from the library, which is a pretty cool building. I'll be spending some time there for sure. I walked into the flat, found my room, and while I was unpacking one of my flatmates walked in. His name is Jing and he is a computer science student from China. He is soft-spoken, cooks crazy Chinese meals, and studies a lot. The other flatmates are Scott from England, Adrian from Northern Ireland, and Lars from Norway. They're all nice guys, which is great. Lars is kind of like Jing and keeps to himself, but Adrian and Scott are more talkative and outgoing. We had some good conversations just about differences and similarities between our countries' politics, sports, and culture, which was really sweet. It's cool how people here like to talk about politics and things but not get into arguments and all that like in the United States. Mostly we just share our thoughts and opinions, but everyone is willing to hear everyone's piece. I get asked about President Obama and the economy and whatnot quite often, and that's also a fun conversation to have with people.

After I got all settled in I went out to eat at a pub with Javier, one of his flatmates (Andrew from Scotland), Marina, and Marta (another girl from Spain). I had a "traditional Scottish pie," which was like a chicken pot pie, only with sausage on the inside. It was pretty good and cheap, which is important. Later that night we got back together at Antonio's apartment for yet another going away party for Daniel (from Germany). I didn't stay very long and left to go sleep around 10:30.

The jet lag finally caught up with me, so I was feeling extremely tired and crashed on my bed. The first three days in Glasgow were over, and the city surely didn't disappoint. I can't wait to see what the next months have in store!